Vacationers Turn To Travel Agents
As online booking sites soared in popularity, travel agents became the butt of jokes. But the travel agents are once again in demand as travelers are starting to need vacations from planning their vacations. In an American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) survey, 44 percent of travel agents said that they had more clients than they'd had the previous year, with the strongest rebound in rail and hotel reservations.
More than half of all respondents of the American Express Spending & Savings Tracker survey said they are planning a summer vacation. Among the affluent and young professionals, the numbers planning vacations are even higher. For travel agents, this is good news. When it comes to vacation planning, more than a third said they are turning to offline resources, including travel agents, for planning and booking.
